inseparable. One becomes the leader and is fol- 

 lowed faithfully. If trouble arises, they are united 

 and devoted little people. To kill or injure one of 

 the youngsters means that a hunter is promptly 

 charged by the others, and often killed or injured. 



The cubs are great ramblers. They may wander 

 through unoccupied regions and over the territory 

 of other bears. They are not considered intruders 

 by other bears. There are numerous interesting 

 incidents in the companionship of these year-olds, 

 and sometimes of two-year-olds, who have ex- 

 plored miles of territory, chased animals, played, 

 and enjoyed themselves together, and in moments 

 of danger united and fought the enemy. Yearling 

 bears den up together the second winter and oc- 

 casionally also the third winter. Generally, how- 

 ever, after the second winter, that is to say, when 

 two and a half years old, they separate. From this 

 time on the grizzly lives alone. 



Where does he make his first home? Sometimes 

 the young grizzly crowds into the territory adjoin- 

 ing his birthplace, but at other times he must wan- 

 der far away to find territory not already occupied. 

 In the past, when grizzlies were numerous, the in- 

 creased population each year must have compelled 

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